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Toranomon Hills Station Tower To Open In Tokyo In Autumn

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Leading urban landscape developer Mori Building Co Ltd announced Tuesday that the 49-story Toranomon Hills Station Tower will open in the autumn. With the birth of Toranomon Hills Station Tower, which currently is being thoroughly integrated with Toranomon Hills Station, the entire ...

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Coinbase Announces 'Difficult Decision' to Shutter Operations in Japan

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DECRYPT.CO
 
Coinbase confirmed that it would be shuttering operations in Japan, asking users to withdraw any funds by February 16.
Coinbase has confirmed that it will halt operations in Japan in the next few weeks, citing current market conditions.
“Due to market conditions, our company has made...

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Japan’s Unbalanced Public Finances Need Open-eyed Risk Management

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Japan’s government debt has been exceptionally high among major industrialized countries for over two decades. The risks posed by this massive debt must be properly analyzed and managed.
I recall that in June 2010, Japan was branded with a failing grade among developed countries at t...

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Japan Posts Record Trade Deficit Of ¥19.97 Trillion In 2022

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan ran its biggest annual trade deficit of 19.97 trillion yen in 2022, as higher energy and raw material prices along with the yen's precipitous fall boosted import costs, offsetting growth in exports as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic waned, government data showed Thursday.
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Yen Falls After Bank Of Japan Maintains Ultra-Easy Policy

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CNN
 
The yen plunged on Wednesday after the Bank of Japan decided to maintain its ultra-easy monetary policy, defying market expectations that rising inflation could force the central bank to move away from low interest rates.
The BOJ kept its yield curve control (YCC) targets unchanged as it co...

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Nissan, Renault Near Rebalancing Of Alliance

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Nissan and Renault are nearing a "historic" rebalancing of their auto alliance, with a deal likely to be announced in the coming weeks, a source close to the talks said Tuesday.
The Japanese and French giants have been wrestling with a reshaping of their partnership for months, with...

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Bank Of Japan Could Announce Major Policy Shift This Week As Bond Yields Top Limit Again

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CNBC
 
Key PointsJapan’s central bank could end its yield curve control policy when it concludes its two-day monetary policy meeting this week, economists said.The move would come less than a month after the Bank of Japan caught markets off guard by widening its tolerance range for 10-year Japane...

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ANA To Offer Flight Attendants 2-Day Workweek After COVID

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JAPAN TODAY
 
 
All Nippon Airways Co plans to offer its flight attendants the option of working two days a week, starting fiscal 2023, enabling them to pursue second jobs as the coronavirus pandemic has dented demand for air travel, company sources said Monday.
The Japanese airline hopes the s...

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Asahi Tops As 3 Of 4 Major Japanese Brewers Post Increased Sales In 2022

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JAPAN TODAY
 
 
Three of four major Japanese brewers posted a rise in sales of beer and beer-like drinks in 2022 from a year earlier, with Asahi Breweries Ltd apparently taking the top spot for the first time in three years, their data showed.
The results suggest more people are going out drinkin...

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Japan Business Failures Grow 6.6% in 2022

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan in 2022 rose 6.6% from the previous year to 6,428, the first increase in three years, credit research firm Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd. said Friday.
Total liabilities left by failed companies increased 2.6% to ¥2.33 trillion, the first rise ...

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